Where does “carnaúba” come from?

carnaúba (Spanish) comes from Portuguese carnaúba, from Old Tupi karana'yba, from Old Tupi 'ybá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa — fruit.

carnaúba (Spanish): carnauba

Definitions

  1. carnauba

Ancestry of “carnaúba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecarnaúbacarnauba
2Old Tupikarana'ybacarnauba tree
3Old Tupi'ybáfruit
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*ɨˀβafruit
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨˀβa →Every word from Old Tupi 'ybá →Every word from Old Tupi karana'yba →